ラジオ英会話 Lesson 204 批判④：気になる習慣に対する批判
KEY SENTENCE Why do you never say you love me anymore?
Today’s dialog
将棋クラブに戻ってきたマサミがトムと将棋を指しています。
Masami: Oh, you won, Tom! I see why you’re the best player in this club.
Tom: It was a good game. Thank you for coming back to the shogi club, Masami.
Masami: Well, I wanted to keep playing shogi. Can I ask you a strange question, Tom?
Tom: Sure.
Masami: Why do you never say you love me anymore? You used to!
Tom: I had a long talk with Sota. He said the shogi club was not a place for dating.
英訳練習
本日のテキストを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。
Oh, you won, Tom! I see why you’re the best player in this club.
It was a good game. Thank you for coming back to the shogi club, Masami.
Well, I wanted to keep playing shogi. Can I ask you a strange question, Tom?
Sure.
Why do you never say you love me anymore? You used to!
I had a long talk with Sota. He said the shogi club was not a place for dating.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
①wh 節
I see why you’re the best player in this club.
②used to の表す「過去と現在のコントラスト」
You used to (say you love me)!
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Why do you never say you love me anymore?
Why must you be so negative all the time? Loosen up!
You’re always putting us down. Why can’t you focus on our good points for a change?
Look, your constant complaining is driving me crazy. Give it a rest, will you?
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
相手の習慣などを批判するフローを作りましょう。
Why do you never show your feelings?
Why must you be such a jerk all the time?
You’re always criticizing everything. Give it a rest, will you?
WORDS & PHRASES
keep ～ing ～し続ける
why do you never ～? なぜ決して～しないのですか？
why must you ～? あなたはなぜ～しなければならないのですか？
constant 絶え間ない
jerk 不愉快な態度を取る人
criticize 批判する
give it a rest いい加減にしなさい